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We've got new screenshots of the many different gameplay modes in this GBA remake.

By IGN Staff

With the revival of Cinemaware also comes the revival of some of the company's biggest games. Cinemaware was a huge name during the Amiga days in the mid 1980s, having produced such titles as Defender of the Crown, Rocket Ranger, and It Came From the Desert. The company has already finished the development on The Three Stooges for the Game Boy Color, and Cinemaware has recruited the help of Crawfish Interactive to bring another one of its classic properties to a handheld -- in this case, Wings for the Game Boy Advance.

Features

More than 200 missions

Overhead and 3D perspectives

Link cable support for four players

Only for Game Boy Advance

Back in late 2000, Crawfish began shopping around a few demos the development teams have been working on for the Game Boy Advance, in hopes that a company would hire Crawfish to develop games for the handheld. One of these demos was an overhead scrolling engine with a biplane to control. This was the foundation for the GBA conversion of Wings.

The Game Boy Advance version will be as close to the Amiga release as possible. In the game you play as a WWI Allied fighter pilot -- you'll have to fight through more than 200 missions spanning between 1914-1918, strafing Hun armies, bombing enemy aerodromes, and dogfighting skilled Aces in the air. As you progress, you'll earn the stripes and advance through the ranks.

So far, the game features a similar isometric perspective where you'll control your biplane over the terrain -- picture Desert Strike with a biplane in place of the helicopters. The Amiga edition also featured a basic 3D engine for first-person flying, and this is also being converted to the handheld version. In fact, the Game Boy Advance game will feature more on-screen enemies than what appeared on the Amiga...and the final version will run at a very smooth 30 frames per second, too. Players will be able to look left, right, and behind them during these missions by utilizing the shoulder buttons.